Overview
- Israeli officials publicly thanked Mexican security services for disrupting a network they say targeted Ambassador Einat Kranz‑Neiger, even as Mexico’s SRE and SSPC said they have no report of any attempted attack.
- Anonymously sourced U.S. accounts attribute the plan to the IRGC’s Quds Force, say it began in late 2024 and was contained in the summer of 2025, and acknowledge no operational details or evidence have been released.
- Reporting by Axios and others links the effort to Unit 11000 and to Hasan Izadi, also known as Masood Rahnema, who was allegedly recruiting from Iran’s embassy in Venezuela.
- Iran’s embassy in Mexico rejected the accusation as a media invention and the Iranian ambassador, Abolfazl Pasandideh, said Israel is trying to damage Tehran’s relationship with Mexico.
- U.S. officials say there is no current threat and investigations continue, while the conflicting statements from Washington, Jerusalem, Mexico City and Tehran leave key facts in dispute.